I play country music 'cause I'm from back in the woods,
I play rock and roll 'cause it makes me feel good,
I play them ol 'blues to take the load off my mind,
I play what I feel some call that a crime

Lawd if guitars were guns I'd be Jesse James
Stealin' the show like robbin' them old trains
Then I'd run off to my hideout in the cold Missouri rain,
Lawd if guitars were guns I'd be Jesse James

Some make music for the money I make it for the sound,
Hide your dishes and your daughters me and the boys are back in town,
If you think I'm messin' 'round I'm here to tell you that I ain't,
I'm gonna take your heart like money from a bank

Lawd if guitars were guns I'd be Jesse James
Stealin' the show like robbin' them old trains
Then I'd run off to my hideout in the cold Missouri rain,
Lawd if guitars were guns I'd be Jesse James